The contested plains : Indians, goldseekers, & the rush to Colorado /

Discusses the rise of the Native American horse culture, the discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountains, and the Indian Wars of the 1860's.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: West, Elliott, 1945-
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©1998.
Temas:
Geschichte 1858.
Geschichte 1858
Indians of North America > Great Plains > History.
Human ecology > Great Plains.
Peuples autochtones > Grandes Plaines > Histoire.
Écologie humaine > Grandes Plaines.
Gold mines and mining.
Human ecology.
Indians of North America.
Goldrausch
Plainsindianer
Soziale Situation
Indianen.
Gold Rush.
Human ecology > Great Plains > History.
Great Plains > History.
Colorado > Gold discoveries.
Grandes Plaines > Histoire.
Colorado > Découvertes d'or.
Colorado.
Great Plains.
Staat Colorado
Plainsindianer.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Discusses the rise of the Native American horse culture, the discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountains, and the Indian Wars of the 1860's.
Deftly retracing a pivotal chapter in one of America's most dramatic stories, Elliott West chronicles the struggles, triumphs and defeats of both Indians and whites as they pursued their clashing dreams of greatness in the heart of the continent. "The Contested Plains" recounts the rise of the Native American horse culture, white Americans' discovery and pursuit of gold in the Rocky Mountains, and the wrenching changes and bitter conflicts that ensued. -- Amazon.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiv, 422 pages : illustrations, maps)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-406) and index.
ISBN:9780700634446
0700634444

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